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A poem written in this language declares that “this kiss is for all the world!” In a poem from this language, a father dismisses a creature as “a streak of mist,” as the creature claims his “daughters lead the nightly dance.” (10[1])A poem in this language (10[1])opens by asking, “Who rides so late (10[1])through night and wind,” (10[1])and ends with a boy dying in his father’s arms due to the Erl (10[1])King. A poem in this language opens by praising a “beautiful spark of God” and a “daughter of Elysium.” This language’s (10[1])storm and stress movement produced a poem set to music (10[1])in Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, “Ode to Joy.” For 10 points, name this language used by Friedrich Schiller and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (10[1])■END■

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